CONTENTS 



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Introduction 271 



The Hickey Brothers site (39LM4) 272 



Excavation procedure 273 



Stratigraphy 274 



Features 275 



Fortifications 276 



Habitation areas 279 



Artifacts 284 



Pottery 284 



Lithic materials 285 



Bone materials 286 



Conclusions 287 



Literature cited 289 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



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PLATES 



39. a, The Hickey Brothers site, looking across the northwestern bastion, Missouri 



River flood plain in middle distance; 39LM4-3. 6, Feature 4, the south- 

 eastern bastion, prior to excavation; 39LM4-16. 



40. a, Feature 4 cleared of sod and staked in 10-foot squares ;39LM4-19. 6, Sur- 



face contour of ditch in the vicinity of Feature 5, prior to excavation; 

 39LM4-22. 



41. a, The stockade line of Feature 4, excavation completed; 39LM-46. b, Fea- 



ture 18, pestholes of the stockade along the inner edge of the defensive 

 ditch, fire area about 5.0 feet to the east; 39LM4-48. 



42. a, Profile of west wall. Feature 5. The dark fill outlines the aboriginal ditch 



excavation; 39LM4-30. b, Profile of east wall. Feature 6, showing 

 rodent disturbance and possible postholes; 39LM4-24. 



43. a, Feature 10, excavation completed, 1958; 39LM4-40; fc. Feature 25, a burned 



area with a concentration of sherds, possibly roof fill of a house; 

 39LM4-42. 



44. a, Feature 39, a house of indeterminate form, postholes, firepit on pedestals; 



39LM4-51. b, Celt, c, d, Shaft smoothers, e, Chopper, /, g, 

 Fleshers. h, Scapula hoe. i, Quill flattener. j, Shaft wrench. 



45. a-d, Projectile points, e, g, h, j, m, n, Knives. /, i, k, Scrapers. I, o, Pipe 



fragments. 



46. a, d, g, Riggs Punctate, b, c, e, h, Riggs Flared Rim. /, i, Anderson Low 



Rim. j, Cord-roughened body sherd, k, Simple stamped body sherd. 



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